Social SeasonDebutante balls were once rites reserved for white European nobility with the purpose of introducing young women to polite society and potential suitors. In the wake of emancipation towards the end of the nineteenth century, African Americans adopted this tradition as a means of social upliftment, community building, and education. This debut book by Brooklyn based photographer Miranda Barnes explores the rich history of Black cotillions in the US

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Best known for her penetrating images exploring what it means to be human

Shot on analogue film using a variety of formats and processes

which her grandfather built and added to throughout his life

From the likes of Stephen Shore and William Eggleston

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Embedding myself into a project is an unpredictable and organic process

guided by intuition

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